Brendan Cole
Israel is preparing for the evacuation of the population in Rafah in the Gaza Strip ahead of an imminent military operation there, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Context
Speculation has been mounting over what will happen in the next stage of Israel's war against Hamas following months of bombardment of Gaza after the Palestinian militant group's October 7 raid into southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and 253 were abducted.
Since then, officials in Gaza say at least 34,000 have been killed in the territory. Netanyahu and his governing partners say Rafah is Hamas' last major stronghold, but it is also where more than half of Gaza's 2.3 million people are sheltering and the international community has warned against any offensive that risks civilians.
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